Water Puppets

Têt and the Funny Funnel Country: Kunming to Saigon

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February 6th 2008
It's Têt and my last night in Saigon. I'm sitting on a blue plastic stool at a busy junction waiting for my food to arrive, all around me are clustered little tables and sizzling stalls. From one of these stalls I've ordered something by just saying "One, please!" and when it comes I still don't know what it is. Small lumps of glutinous matter are heaped on a plate, on top something vegetable and ... read more

Asia » Vietnam

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The conquest of Vietnam by France began in 1858 and was completed by 1884. It became part of French Indochina in 1887. Independence was declared after World War II, but the French continued to rule until 1954 when they were defeated by Communist forc... ... read more